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president is preparing for his state of the union address it's barack obama's first since reelection and he'll explain what he's got planned for a second term let's discuss what he's likely to include and exclude with gerald horne he's a professor of history at the university. now a bomb his main focus is going to be restoring middle class prosperity why is that on top of his agenda. well it's clear that there has been a slowdown in the u.s. economy as you well know this slowdown is increasingly being exacerbated by the rising tidal wave of u.s. debt which is now in detroit as mr obama sees it he has to make proposals that speak to this is this will include for example more emphasis on the green economy and green jobs the problem he faces is that there is a large political opposition in united states that is heavily in mest and climate change denial and as hotly opposed to any measures that speak to the issue of the green economy. now foreign policy issues as well on the agenda big announcer expected on the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan now that is expected to be cut by one ho
president is preparing for his state of the union address it's barack obama's first since reelection and he'll explain what he's got planned for a second term let's discuss what he's likely to include and exclude with gerald horne he's a professor of history at the university. now a bomb his main focus is going to be restoring middle class prosperity why is that on top of his agenda. well it's clear that there has been a slowdown in the u.s. economy as you well know this slowdown is...
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. >>> in other news this morning, president obama delivers the state of the union tonight. the president is expected to mention gun control, immigration reform, and climate change. >> the biggest emphasis of his speech is going to be about the economy. he's likely to focus on job creation, wage growth, and hoe ability in the middle class or lack of it. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: president obama comes here to capitol hill tonight to fulfill his constitutional duty to n.f.l. congress about the state of the union. -- duty to inform congress about the state of the union. >> you'll hear an outline for his plan to create jobs and grow the middle class. >> reporter: the president's speech will sound more like the speeches he gave during his reelection bid. you'll expect to hear a lot about the economic. but critics say once reelected he pivoted and has spent most of his second term working on social issue ises such as gun control and immigration reform. the white house disagrees. >> there's no pivot here. the president's principle preoccupation since he ran for this off
. >>> in other news this morning, president obama delivers the state of the union tonight. the president is expected to mention gun control, immigration reform, and climate change. >> the biggest emphasis of his speech is going to be about the economy. he's likely to focus on job creation, wage growth, and hoe ability in the middle class or lack of it. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: president obama comes here to capitol hill tonight to fulfill his constitutional duty...
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. >>> now let's go to mike who's looking at president obama's state of the union address tonight. >> indeed. the economy, gun control, immigration, all big topics expected to be addressed in president obama's state of the union address tonight. here to talk about it, michael of "the washington post," a former speech writer for george w. bush. thanks for waking up with us. >> good to be with you. >> as we start with the backdrop of sequestration looming march 1, do you think the president is going to extend a presidential olive branch or continue his statement where he says elections have consequences and we need to move forward with my agenda? >> i think that's the big question tonight and the thing i'll be looking for. usually a state of the union is a good night for the president. he's on the main stage and everyone else is a prop. you like that as a speech writer. i've worked on six of these things at one point or another. but the problem is that he's addressing a dysfunctional government headed towards a sequestering in march that cuts across the board irrationally. health progra
. >>> now let's go to mike who's looking at president obama's state of the union address tonight. >> indeed. the economy, gun control, immigration, all big topics expected to be addressed in president obama's state of the union address tonight. here to talk about it, michael of "the washington post," a former speech writer for george w. bush. thanks for waking up with us. >> good to be with you. >> as we start with the backdrop of sequestration looming march...
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dent obama delivers his state of the union address tomorrow night and is expected ut taxes and the battle, across- takeoard cuts that will effect on march 1. those cuts will likely hit the d.c. area harder than anyone else. >> 600,000 people out of work. will increase in employment is taxhe just got h increase. >> president obama has proposed trillion in debt reduction. the administration officials say president will also address gun-control on tuesday's -- on tuesday's speech. >> a 15-road girl was shot to death about a week after taking part in the inaugural parade. first lady michelle obama travel chicago and attended her funeral. >> gabrielle giffords will be in house chamber for the president's address on tuesday night. ed by her former successor congressman ron barbre. her husband will be there as a guest of senator john mccain. she was amended in a shooting in on, arizona and testified last month. >> investigators need your help in identifying a person who killed a woman. she was found unconscious afternoon. ied at the hospital. o the areareturned t to distribute flowers. her neigh
dent obama delivers his state of the union address tomorrow night and is expected ut taxes and the battle, across- takeoard cuts that will effect on march 1. those cuts will likely hit the d.c. area harder than anyone else. >> 600,000 people out of work. will increase in employment is taxhe just got h increase. >> president obama has proposed trillion in debt reduction. the administration officials say president will also address gun-control on tuesday's -- on tuesday's speech....
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president obama's state of the union address coming in just a few short hours. it is expected to be a blue print for his second term. the economy, gun right, a ten future in afghanistan are expected to take center stage. >> one addition has been made to the president's speech it will be a stern warning to the north korea in the defy combrants nuclear testing. but he is expected to focus on jobs and the economy. when the president comes to the capitol tonight for this annual ritual. >> the president of the united states! >> his message to republicans and democrats will be a time to focus on the economy and ways to help the middle class. he will make the case for raising taxes for the wealthy while providing tax breaks for job creation. he did not reveal much when asked about his speech today. >> but other topics you can expect are gun control and expect the president to repeat his call on recalling ammunition. the president will highlight hi support for allowing illegal immigrants to a pathway of citizenship. 34,000 men and women coming home from afghanistan. bef
president obama's state of the union address coming in just a few short hours. it is expected to be a blue print for his second term. the economy, gun right, a ten future in afghanistan are expected to take center stage. >> one addition has been made to the president's speech it will be a stern warning to the north korea in the defy combrants nuclear testing. but he is expected to focus on jobs and the economy. when the president comes to the capitol tonight for this annual ritual....
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president barack obama will deliver his state of the union address. gun control is one of the issues he's expected to talk about. tom ramsey joins me with what some local people are hoping to hear. >> these are nervous times around the dc area because the looming big budget cuts of the government could hurt the local economy. we asked them, what do you want to hear from the president? after spending time on issues from guns to gay rights to immigration, the president is expected on tuesday night to focus largely on one thing. >> the economy will be central. >> people like lisa claiborne want to hear something that will increase optimism. >> consumer confidence is huge. if people do not feel confident they will not go and buy something. >> the president is expected to talk about the sequestration battle -- across the board cuts will hit march 1 if he and congress cannot reach a alternative. it will likely hit the dc area harder than anybody -- anywhere else. democrats predict nationwide job losses. >> 600,000 people out of work. this will increase unem
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president obama is putting the finishing touches on his state of the union address. he will address a joint session of congress and the nation tomorrow night. he is expected to lay out priorities for his second term, among them gun-control immigration, and clean energy. florida senator marco rubio will lay of the republican response and rand paul will respond for the tea party. >> president obama presented the medal of honor. he led a few dozen soldiers into repelling an attack in 2009. 8 soldiers were killed in that battle. heat suffered wounds to his hip -- he suffered wounds to his hip and neck, but he kept on fighting. >> i am grateful that they are here with us, and any one of them will tell you, we were not going to be beat that the. i want them to know how proud i am of them. >> he says that he accepts the medal of honor with mixed emotions. he feels toward for successfully accomplishing this mission, but sad because the many lives were lost. >> first of the iphone, then the ipad. tonight it appears that apple is preparing for a new gadget. >> 7 is on your sid
president obama is putting the finishing touches on his state of the union address. he will address a joint session of congress and the nation tomorrow night. he is expected to lay out priorities for his second term, among them gun-control immigration, and clean energy. florida senator marco rubio will lay of the republican response and rand paul will respond for the tea party. >> president obama presented the medal of honor. he led a few dozen soldiers into repelling an attack in 2009. 8...
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. >>> it is just hours before president obama delivers his state of the union address, and we're beginning with breaking news from the white house today. a white house insider says that the president will announce that 34,000 troops will be home from afghanistan one year from today. that's roughly half of the u.s. forces in that country. the president is expected to outline his plan during tonight's state of the union address, but troop drawdown marks itself next -- the next phase of the president's plan. he wants to end the u.s.-led war in afghanistan by 2014. thank you for joining us. i'm jc hayward. >>> university of maryland students woke up to troubling news today. to of their fellow students are dead and a third student has been injured. plus are calling this a murder- suicide. it happened at their off campus housing in the 8700 block of 36th avenue after metzerott road in college park, maryland. delia goncalves has been covering this story all morning. she's live at the scene with the latest information. delia? >> reporter: jc, police are not yet identifying these three victims, but
. >>> it is just hours before president obama delivers his state of the union address, and we're beginning with breaking news from the white house today. a white house insider says that the president will announce that 34,000 troops will be home from afghanistan one year from today. that's roughly half of the u.s. forces in that country. the president is expected to outline his plan during tonight's state of the union address, but troop drawdown marks itself next -- the next phase of...
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. >>> just two days away from president obama's state of the union address. the economy and job creation are expected to take center stage in the annual speech. today on "meet the press" congressional leaders from both parties said they're anxious to hear what the president has to say about the looming sequester. >> the president believes and i agree within tax reform we can find additional savings over the next ten years. use that to move toward deficit reduction and still keep this economy moving forward. >> i want reductions in spending that make sense. these indiscriminate reductions do not make sense, and we're going to hurt a lot of people. >> president obama added a third stop in his post-state of the union tour. he's going to travel to chicago, north carolina, and georgia to discuss proposals unveiled in his speech on tuesday. his speech on tuesday. >>> the familmy bad. tell me you have good insurance. yup, i've got... [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was afraid you'd have some cut-rate policy. nope, i've got... [ voice of dennis ] the allst
. >>> just two days away from president obama's state of the union address. the economy and job creation are expected to take center stage in the annual speech. today on "meet the press" congressional leaders from both parties said they're anxious to hear what the president has to say about the looming sequester. >> the president believes and i agree within tax reform we can find additional savings over the next ten years. use that to move toward deficit reduction and...
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president obama will address the issue of gun control during his state of the union address next tuesday. secretary of state john kerry will officially be sworn in this afternoon. vice-president joe biden will leave the ceremony at the state department at 4:00. kerrey has spent a few days on the job, taking the reins from hillary clinton. he will be welcomed on the post monday. he spent the weekend on the phone with world leaders getting ready for his job. as he moves in, president obama is moving a special member of his team the one responsible for this message -- >> the will and the determination of the american people change this country. >> president obamas's speech writer is stepping down. he collaborated with the press and on the state of the union address, including the one set to be delivered next week. people all around the west during -- west wing praised him. the d.c. taxicab commission is paving the way for installing cash free payments system and the cars. the commission held a meeting this morning to lay down rules for how the credit card reader should be installed in its f
president obama will address the issue of gun control during his state of the union address next tuesday. secretary of state john kerry will officially be sworn in this afternoon. vice-president joe biden will leave the ceremony at the state department at 4:00. kerrey has spent a few days on the job, taking the reins from hillary clinton. he will be welcomed on the post monday. he spent the weekend on the phone with world leaders getting ready for his job. as he moves in, president obama is...
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president is preparing for his state of the union address it's barack obama's first since reelection and he'll explain what he's got planned for a second term let's discuss what he's likely to include and exclude with gerald horne he's a professor of history at the university of. above his main focus is going to be restoring middle class prosperity why is that on top of his agenda. well it's clear that there has been a slowdown in the u.s. economy as you well know this slowdown is increasingly being exacerbated by the rising tidal wave of u.s. debt which is now in detroit as mr obama sees it he has to make proposals that speak to this is this will include for example more emphasis on the green economy and green jobs the problem he faces is that there is a large political opposition in united states that is heavily in mest and climate change denial and it's hotly opposed to any measures that speak to the issue of a green economy. foreign policy issues as well on the agenda big announcer expected on the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan now that is expected to be cut by one hot off
president is preparing for his state of the union address it's barack obama's first since reelection and he'll explain what he's got planned for a second term let's discuss what he's likely to include and exclude with gerald horne he's a professor of history at the university of. above his main focus is going to be restoring middle class prosperity why is that on top of his agenda. well it's clear that there has been a slowdown in the u.s. economy as you well know this slowdown is increasingly...
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. >>> another big story in a few hours, president obama will make the first state of the union address of his second tomorrow. we know troop withdrawals and gun violence is a significant part of the speech but there are many other pressing issues. >> reporter: one of the centerpieces will be his program for gun control in the united states of the in january, the president with vice president joe biden unveiled a series of proposals which, the president said will stop the kinds of killings in newtown, connecticut. tonight in the chamber of the house of representatives, the maryland democratic congressman jim moran will be joined by the brother of a virginia tech massacre victim. and knot plen say the -- both men say the steps are common- sense objectives and they won't impinge on the lawful rights of gun owners. >> i think the killing at newtown really crystallized public opinion and i think it put the nra on the defensive even their membership wants to do something to prevent these tragedies from happening again and is they granted the nra leadership and manufacturers don't agree. if y
. >>> another big story in a few hours, president obama will make the first state of the union address of his second tomorrow. we know troop withdrawals and gun violence is a significant part of the speech but there are many other pressing issues. >> reporter: one of the centerpieces will be his program for gun control in the united states of the in january, the president with vice president joe biden unveiled a series of proposals which, the president said will stop the kinds of...
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. >> barack obama. >> democratic politician have kept quiet but that may change. they're starting to ask questions and they should. everybody the union killed in the confederacy in the civil aware was an american citizen. this kind of stuff can happen in war but i think we need a lot more information about how they decide what the safeguards are, et cetera, et cetera. >> we have to leave that here because we're out of time. next, rebranding the republican party. will it work and can they make inroads in 2014. we'll be right back. it's not what you think. it's a phoenix with 4 wheels. it's a hawk with night vision goggles. it's marching to the beat of a different drum. and where beauty meets brains. it's big ideas with smaller footprints. and knowing there's always more in the world to see. it's the all-new lincoln mkz. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonderhat other questionable choices i've made? [ club scene music ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. >>> we are really putting on display and demonstrating
. >> barack obama. >> democratic politician have kept quiet but that may change. they're starting to ask questions and they should. everybody the union killed in the confederacy in the civil aware was an american citizen. this kind of stuff can happen in war but i think we need a lot more information about how they decide what the safeguards are, et cetera, et cetera. >> we have to leave that here because we're out of time. next, rebranding the republican party. will it work...
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in washington, in today's president obama will be laying out the state of the union. it is the speech he will use to lay the groundwork for his next four years in office. he is setting the stage for the spending showdown that will play out over the next few weeks. >> the economy, jobs, and the middle class are expected to be center stage on tuesday night as president obama delivers his fourth state of the union address. the president will be trying to take the high ground from republicans in the fight over budget cuts. >> they would rather ask more from the majority of americans and put our recovery at risk than close a single tax loophole for the wealthy. >> the president and democrats are demanding what they see as a fair balance. >> we need more revenue and more cuts. of like to see that in a bold proposal. >> if there is no deal by march 1, automatic spending cuts taken. >> these reductions do not make sense. we will hurt a lot of people. it is up to the president to act now. >> not everyone believes the across-the-board cuts could hurt the economy. >> the preside
in washington, in today's president obama will be laying out the state of the union. it is the speech he will use to lay the groundwork for his next four years in office. he is setting the stage for the spending showdown that will play out over the next few weeks. >> the economy, jobs, and the middle class are expected to be center stage on tuesday night as president obama delivers his fourth state of the union address. the president will be trying to take the high ground from republicans...
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question gun-control will undoubtedly be addressed by barack obama in his state of the union address which you can watch here on abc 7. >> parts of the echostar coming back to life. new york and boston -- parts of the east coast are coming back to life. amtrak is running on a limited schedule between new york and boston. people are digging out from nearly 3 feet of snow. >> the biggest problem is once we get up and down the alley that there is nowhere to go. >> a state of emergency in connecticut has some of the largest amounts of snow fall, 40 inches. many roadways are trying to get ready for the start of the word wk week. >> we did get off to a chilly start today by this at least made us feel better. >> not so bad out there. somewhat more sunshine than i had originally thought. the clouds are rolling in and they will eventually produce some ran across the mid- atlantic. temperatures outside the belfort furniture weather center, 41 at dulles. 37 in lexington park. here are the clouds rolling in that will stick around all night long. we will eventually see rain later tonight. tempera
question gun-control will undoubtedly be addressed by barack obama in his state of the union address which you can watch here on abc 7. >> parts of the echostar coming back to life. new york and boston -- parts of the east coast are coming back to life. amtrak is running on a limited schedule between new york and boston. people are digging out from nearly 3 feet of snow. >> the biggest problem is once we get up and down the alley that there is nowhere to go. >> a state of...
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. >> president obama will deliver the first stage of the union address of his second term. he is expected to push immigration reform and will focus on middle class jobs. there could be big losses for small business and government layoffs. >> this will put 600,000 people out of work. >> we have to stop it. >> let's include revenue. >> will have more in a live report in about 20 minutes. >> the big dig out continues in new england after last weekend's big snowstorm. the weekend blizzard dumped 40 inches of snow in parts of connecticut. half the town's streets were still not passable sunday night. some local utility crews are up helping with cleanup. when maryland needed help last year, b.g.e. officials say it is all about giving back that help when it is needed. >> other states have not hit as hard as maryland. what other states are hit hard, we can send some of our crews. >> officials have not decided if more crews will go to new england to help. >> looking for answers about what caused a weekend house fire in towson. it happened on providence road on sunday afternoon. seven
. >> president obama will deliver the first stage of the union address of his second term. he is expected to push immigration reform and will focus on middle class jobs. there could be big losses for small business and government layoffs. >> this will put 600,000 people out of work. >> we have to stop it. >> let's include revenue. >> will have more in a live report in about 20 minutes. >> the big dig out continues in new england after last weekend's big...
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. >>> vice president obama -- as president obama polishes the final draft of his state of the union address he used his saturday address to call on congress. >> at a time when economists and business leaders have said that our economy is poised for progress we shouldn't allow self-inflicted wounds to put that progress in jeopardy. so my message to congress is this. let's keep working together to solve this problem. >> it will be part of the president's state of the union address on tuesday. plus, one senator threatens to derail two key cabinet nominations. fox 5's melanie alnwick has the roundup. >> reporter: whether it comes to the sequester, $85 billion in budget cut, members of congress agreed on one point night. think that sequestration is a bad idea all around. >> we've got to avoid it, we've got stop. >> i think all of us understand if it goes forward in less than three weeks it is going to have a dramatic negative impact. >> reporter: the cuts threaten more than 207,000 jobs in virginia. house majority leader eric cantor isn't hopeful that an alternative will materialize. he puts the
. >>> vice president obama -- as president obama polishes the final draft of his state of the union address he used his saturday address to call on congress. >> at a time when economists and business leaders have said that our economy is poised for progress we shouldn't allow self-inflicted wounds to put that progress in jeopardy. so my message to congress is this. let's keep working together to solve this problem. >> it will be part of the president's state of the union...
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he'll deliver his state of the union address. it comes as the president deals with another economic standoff with republicans. tracie potts is live on capitol hill. now with more, tracie, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. the white house says the president will talk about gun control and immigration reform and clean energy. the focus will be the middle class an jobs. president obama expected to get back to basics. the white house says. the growing economy, about 1.4% according to the cbo, the congressional budget office. 7.5% unemployment. won't go over that, they think. republicans want to hear the president talk about smarter spending cuts. president obama expected to urge congress to do something to prevent those automatic budget cuts coming in march. >> this thing is going to put 600,000 people out of work and we're talking cops, we're talking teachers. >> we've got to avoid it. we've got to stop it. >> let's sit down and do this in a thoughtful manner. let's include revenue. >> revenue, republicans resisting that.
he'll deliver his state of the union address. it comes as the president deals with another economic standoff with republicans. tracie potts is live on capitol hill. now with more, tracie, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. the white house says the president will talk about gun control and immigration reform and clean energy. the focus will be the middle class an jobs. president obama expected to get back to basics. the white house says. the growing economy, about 1.4% according...
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this is just one of the many things president obama is set to discuss in his state of the union address tonight. to talk about that is politico and deter phil ewing. >> it is the biggest story for the pentagon and industry here in the washington area. he is going to talk mostly about domestic issues. immigration, gun rights, and focus on those types of things as opposed to the more international security. >> what is the challenge for him in trying to get these two parties to coalesce what we continue to criticize congress for being inactive. how would he do that? but he has to appeal to things he knows republicans will do. he probably cannot get a grand bargain on spending. something's on immigration including the process for people who are here illegally to begin to become american assistance. -- american citizens. >> are we going to hear from him -- is he going to say the people have spoken? we have heard that from him before. you think he really plays ball? >> i think he will play ball initially. one early signal is that he is going to have a pretty aggressive speech, all things cons
this is just one of the many things president obama is set to discuss in his state of the union address tonight. to talk about that is politico and deter phil ewing. >> it is the biggest story for the pentagon and industry here in the washington area. he is going to talk mostly about domestic issues. immigration, gun rights, and focus on those types of things as opposed to the more international security. >> what is the challenge for him in trying to get these two parties to...
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where in just two days, president obama will be delivering his state of the union address. it's the speech he'll use to lay the groundwork for his next four years in office... but this time, the president is also setting the stage for a spending showdown that will play out over the next few weeks. brian mooar has the story from washington. take his message on the road... visiting asheville, north carolina,.. atlanta and chicago. mister obama's address will be followed by two responses from tea party republicans -- senators marco rubio and rand paul. [a33]tease 1-houston vo still ahead on 11 news... the music world marks a sad anniversary... on its biggest night of the year. how superstar whitney houston was honored in her hometown. plus... a former u-s attorney general... speaks out on behalf of the family of late football coach joe paterno. why they say the "freeh report"... is factually wrong. covering the nation... the family of late football coach joe paterno... responds to the so-called "freeh" report, commissioned by penn state university. along with former u-s attorn
where in just two days, president obama will be delivering his state of the union address. it's the speech he'll use to lay the groundwork for his next four years in office... but this time, the president is also setting the stage for a spending showdown that will play out over the next few weeks. brian mooar has the story from washington. take his message on the road... visiting asheville, north carolina,.. atlanta and chicago. mister obama's address will be followed by two responses from tea...
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president obama is getting his state of the union address. go before a joint at 9:00.f congress the president is expected to lay his priorities for a including gun control, immigration reform, and clean energy. the white house says he will createtline a plan to jobs and grow the middle class. florida senator marco rubio will response.e republican kentucky senator rand paul will party.or the tea virginia democratic senator tim kaine and virginia gop forbes plantandy political aisle tonight. together during the state of the union address. as fellow virginians, they look toward to the opportunity carry on this bipartisan tradition. if you can stay with abc 7 and for complete coverage of the state of the union. in our 6:00 hour, a preview of the president's speech. >> former nebraska senator chuck to be defensetion could take a big step forward today. senate armed services committee plans to vote on the .omination some of his zero republicans say he has not answered about his personal finances. the full senate could vote on tomorrow oron thursday
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in just a few hours, president obama will give his first state of the union address of his second term. while the president will address a handful of issues, white house press secretary says the core emphasis will be on the economy. wusa9 news anchor, derek mcginty, is live at capitol hill right now with more on what we can expect tonight. hi derek. >> hi, lesli. they just released some excerpts of the president's speech that we can get to right now, i believe, that will show us exactly what is going on here. actually my phone has gone dark. i'll show you in a couple of minutes. as you mentioned, the president is going to talk deeply about the economy. that is his central issue and for example, it is our unfinished task to make sure this government works on onbehalf of the many, and he says that he's going to lay out proposals that are fully paid for and fully consistent with the budget frame work both parties agreed to. nothing i'm proposing should increase our deficit by a single dime. you get a small taste of what we'll see later on tonight. gun control, people who have been affecte
in just a few hours, president obama will give his first state of the union address of his second term. while the president will address a handful of issues, white house press secretary says the core emphasis will be on the economy. wusa9 news anchor, derek mcginty, is live at capitol hill right now with more on what we can expect tonight. hi derek. >> hi, lesli. they just released some excerpts of the president's speech that we can get to right now, i believe, that will show us exactly...
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president obama preparing to pivot to job creation in tomorrow state of the union address in which he is expected to call for a renewed focus on jobs. of course, more government spending. we will show you how many times the president has had to pivot. also tonight among the latest on of 150-foot wide asteroid that is expected to come closer to striking earth than any other on record. the scientists say the * most likely threat is to the hundreds of weather and telecommunications satellites in geostationary orbit some 22,000 miles above the earth. and what a small college with a big idea, a big idea that could create chaos for more than 4,000 colleges and universities in the country if they follow suit. that plan may prove expensive and embarrassing to all those schools. we'll tell you all about it. we begin with the president's fourth state of the union address and his expected calls for more taxes, more spending, and yet another predicted job creation. a white house aide telling the "wall street journal" the president obama will call for spending aimed at creating jobs, nothing new f
president obama preparing to pivot to job creation in tomorrow state of the union address in which he is expected to call for a renewed focus on jobs. of course, more government spending. we will show you how many times the president has had to pivot. also tonight among the latest on of 150-foot wide asteroid that is expected to come closer to striking earth than any other on record. the scientists say the * most likely threat is to the hundreds of weather and telecommunications satellites in...
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wall street will be watching when president obama gives the first state of the union address of his second term tuesday night. he's expected to push his economic agenda. with a continued focus on job creation. president president will reportedly outline spending initiatives for energy, education, manufacturing and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. he'll then head out on a three ln day road trip to sell the ideas to the public in north carolina, georgia and his home state of illinois. back to you. >>> courtney, thank you. >>> caught on camera, a rare february tornado barrels through several mississippi towns. take a look at this video from the town of hattiesburg last night. the national weather service will head there today to survey the damage at the campus of the university of southern mississippi where police report that several buildings were damaged. as many as ten people were hurt and thousands are without power. >>> the blizzard of 2013 has passed, but there's a lot of digging out to do in parts of the northeast from pennsylvania all the way to maine. millions saw as much as 3
wall street will be watching when president obama gives the first state of the union address of his second term tuesday night. he's expected to push his economic agenda. with a continued focus on job creation. president president will reportedly outline spending initiatives for energy, education, manufacturing and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. he'll then head out on a three ln day road trip to sell the ideas to the public in north carolina, georgia and his home state of illinois. back...
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. >>> president obama is expected to focus on the economy. tomorrow right niece state of the union speech. that remains the number one issue among voters. democrats and republicans say they are eager to hear the president's plan to get more unemployed people back to work during his second term in office. >> the sooner we begin to address our fiscal problem, i think the sooner the economy will begin to improve. >> the president is also expected to ask congress to invest more in education, clean energy, and repairing the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. he'll take his state of the union message on the road later this week with atlanta and chicago. >> the los angeles police department has now received more than 600 tips on the where abouts of christopher dorner. he's the excop now killer accused of murdering a police officer and a young couple. police are offering a $1 million reward for information that leads them to dorner. >>> and coming up on your only local news at 7:00, we'll show you how one man is using clothing to wage a war on bul
. >>> president obama is expected to focus on the economy. tomorrow right niece state of the union speech. that remains the number one issue among voters. democrats and republicans say they are eager to hear the president's plan to get more unemployed people back to work during his second term in office. >> the sooner we begin to address our fiscal problem, i think the sooner the economy will begin to improve. >> the president is also expected to ask congress to invest more...
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president obama will deliver his state of the union address tonight. the primary focus will be on the economy. a poll released shows the largest issue right now, gun control will be addressed tonight. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton has invited the mother of a 16-year-old who was killed in the south capital street shootings in 2010. you can stay with fox 5 and myfoxdc.com for complete coverage of tonight's state of the union address. it begin at 9:00 p.m. followed by the republican response and the fox 5 news at 10:00. 10:00. >>> pope benedict xvi makes an unpress defted decision and now the search is on to find the next leader of the catholic church. >> a septupletting announcement that the -- a stunning announcement that the pope is rezoning shocked catholics around the world. the vat cap insists he is not facing anything immediate hi grave. now, the college of cardinals will hold a conclave to elect benedict's replacement. >> my admiration is even higher because of his humility. >> the vatican hopes a new pope can be named in time for holy week
president obama will deliver his state of the union address tonight. the primary focus will be on the economy. a poll released shows the largest issue right now, gun control will be addressed tonight. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton has invited the mother of a 16-year-old who was killed in the south capital street shootings in 2010. you can stay with fox 5 and myfoxdc.com for complete coverage of tonight's state of the union address. it begin at 9:00 p.m. followed by the republican response...
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expected to address the issue tonight in his state of the union message but overall, president obama's expected to focus on nation building here at home. when he speaks to congress. steve handelsman is live on capitol hill with more on that. steve? >> pat, thanks. good evening. if his inaugural address is my indication, this could be a tougher talking president obama. but no way to know for sure until tonight. will president obama talk compromise in his speech or vow to win his way on the big issues? >> everything i have to say tonight. >> reporter: the headline could be the obama announcement that he will bring home 34,000 u.s. forces from afghanistan but he will warn the military could be hurt by spending cuts march 1. the sequester. outside the capitol union members protested the automatic cuts that will also hit social servic services. preventing sequester cuts calls for a deal on taxes and spending the president is called for in previous state of the union speeches. there's still no agreement. >> we had a spending debt crisis. not a receive knew debt crisis. you have to make the r
expected to address the issue tonight in his state of the union message but overall, president obama's expected to focus on nation building here at home. when he speaks to congress. steve handelsman is live on capitol hill with more on that. steve? >> pat, thanks. good evening. if his inaugural address is my indication, this could be a tougher talking president obama. but no way to know for sure until tonight. will president obama talk compromise in his speech or vow to win his way on the...
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here are some things you need to know -- >> president obama is gearing up for his state of the union address which will focus on jobs, the economy, and gun violence at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> 95 will be shut down to night near quantico in both directions for 15 minute increments six times between midnight and 4:00 a.m. >> for montgomery county workers, they might see their first race in four years. the county and government employees union have reached a tentative agreement that will call for workers to get a 13% raise over the next two years. >> for more information on the stories, visit our website wjla.com and click on the tuesday expressed. 6:55 and time to check beckham with adam caskey. -- to check back in with adam caskey. >> everybody is looking at me funny as they work to work here in clarendon. the mardi gras parade kicks off at 8:00 p.m. from march in st. 2 wilson boulevard, 8:00 p.m. and the weather will be perfect, 45 degrees right now, on our way to 52 degrees and a parade time will be in the mid and upper 40's. happy fat tuesday. >> i am feeling very naked without any be
here are some things you need to know -- >> president obama is gearing up for his state of the union address which will focus on jobs, the economy, and gun violence at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> 95 will be shut down to night near quantico in both directions for 15 minute increments six times between midnight and 4:00 a.m. >> for montgomery county workers, they might see their first race in four years. the county and government employees union have reached a tentative agreement that...
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is strong. >> tonight, president obama is in his state of union address with their preview program starting at 8:00 p.m. and the president at 9:00 followed by the gop response. tonight on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: welcome to the washington journal. our guest had a recent opinion piece in "the washington journal," 50 years of failing america's mentally ill. what happened? guest: president kennedy gave the first speech on mental health and retardation. his younger sister had been mentally retarded and dealt with mental dollars on top of its of he had a very strong interest. the kennedy family has always had strong stances on mental illnesses. host: community health centers are now a huge expanse of nightmare. what did kennedy intended to do? what is the outcome? guest: it was done with the best of intentions. basically, he thought, and professionals thought, that people could be moved out of the hospital and do very well with or without medicine and using the community health centers they could prevent mental illnesses so the state mental h
is strong. >> tonight, president obama is in his state of union address with their preview program starting at 8:00 p.m. and the president at 9:00 followed by the gop response. tonight on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: welcome to the washington journal. our guest had a recent opinion piece in "the washington journal," 50 years of failing america's mentally ill. what happened? guest: president kennedy gave the first...
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if you are low -- if you are planning on watching president obama will deliver the state of the union tomorrow, we will have full coverage of the president and the gop response. you can post your thoughts on our facebook page. on marker rubio giving the response for the republicans, here is the washington times below the fold this morning. here is a " -- that is "the washington times," on senator markhor rubio." let me show you two different takes on the economy here in the papers this morning. "u.s. a today," according to a survey -- two different perspectives on the economy this morning. we are talking about sequestration, march 1 is the deadline for congress and the president to come up with something to avoid sequestration. kevin, an independent scholar, what do you think? democrats want tax increases. caller: i think they should cut the medicaid and medicare. the president has to realize he had senior citizens with fixed income and they depend on medicare and medicaid to help with their medical bills. i agree with the caller from ohio. the economy is tough already. what happens i
if you are low -- if you are planning on watching president obama will deliver the state of the union tomorrow, we will have full coverage of the president and the gop response. you can post your thoughts on our facebook page. on marker rubio giving the response for the republicans, here is the washington times below the fold this morning. here is a " -- that is "the washington times," on senator markhor rubio." let me show you two different takes on the economy here in the...
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the obama economy, that's what. will the president use his state of the union to scare congress? drilling on. democrat or republican, a president's job is to defend the country. drones do that job and reach terrorist plotters scheming in far away countries. you got a better weapon? finally, i could almost cry, love you so. teddy roosevelt's letter, ronald reagan to nancy, you're life itself. valentine's, a peek at the private world of our presidents. hi, i'm chris matthews and welcome to the show. with us today "time's" joe klein, cnn gloria borger, "new york times" elisabeth bumiller and "the washington post," david ignatius. first up, president obama will face congress tuesday night and try to drive a wedge between the country and his hard right opponents. look at the cloud of the most used words in the last 50 years of the state of the union addresses, number one word in 50 years, "more." presidents for five decades have used the state of the union to call for more. so what's "more" mean to president obama and will he present an optimistic view of our union as most presidents
the obama economy, that's what. will the president use his state of the union to scare congress? drilling on. democrat or republican, a president's job is to defend the country. drones do that job and reach terrorist plotters scheming in far away countries. you got a better weapon? finally, i could almost cry, love you so. teddy roosevelt's letter, ronald reagan to nancy, you're life itself. valentine's, a peek at the private world of our presidents. hi, i'm chris matthews and welcome to the...
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now, you may want to avoid driving near the capitol tonight because of the state of the union. capitol police closing several streets starting at 7:00 including constitution avenue between second street east and louisiana avenue northwest. pennsylvania avenue between first and third streets northwest and east capitol streets between second and first streets. independence avenue will be closed between second and washington avenue in southeast southwest. >>> president obama will discuss gun control in his speech and democrats will be showing their support for stricter gun laws by inviting the victims of gun violence to tonight's address. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton invited a woman whose daughter was killed in a drive-by shooting. hadiya pendleton's parents will be there tonight. she's the chicago teen shot and killed days after returning from washington where she attended president obama's inauguration. the first lady attended her funeral and police just arrested two men and charged them with her murder. the men mistook her and her friends for rival gang members. >>> late
now, you may want to avoid driving near the capitol tonight because of the state of the union. capitol police closing several streets starting at 7:00 including constitution avenue between second street east and louisiana avenue northwest. pennsylvania avenue between first and third streets northwest and east capitol streets between second and first streets. independence avenue will be closed between second and washington avenue in southeast southwest. >>> president obama will discuss...
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her parents are expected to sit with first lady michelle obama at tonight's state of the union. >>> a developing story in the gulf of mexico right now. tugboats are towing the carnival cruise ship triumph. the ship drifted so far north, it decided to tow the ship to alabama instead of a port in mexico o. a an engine fire knocked out the propulsion system. the ship is on generator power. more than 4,000 passengers are aboard with very few working bathrooms. the ship should arrive in mobile thursday. >>> as soon as pope benedict xvi steps down. they'll begin what' call a conclave. they will vote on a new pope. it takes a two-thirds majority to become pope. he won't vote for his successor. he will step down february 28th. he will see eventually move into a monastery in the vatican dedicating his time to prayer and reflection. >>> the pope's announcement shocked the world. now many people are betting on who will become the next pope. the irish gambling house patty power predicts it will be the biggest nonsporting event bet in history. they expect the bets will surpass the $1.3 million the
her parents are expected to sit with first lady michelle obama at tonight's state of the union. >>> a developing story in the gulf of mexico right now. tugboats are towing the carnival cruise ship triumph. the ship drifted so far north, it decided to tow the ship to alabama instead of a port in mexico o. a an engine fire knocked out the propulsion system. the ship is on generator power. more than 4,000 passengers are aboard with very few working bathrooms. the ship should arrive in...
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. >>> president obama is getting ready for his annual state of the union address. the economy will be the focus of his speech, but he is touching on several other issues, including gun violence. derek mcginty is anchoring our state of the union coverage live from the u.s. capital. derek. >> lesli and anita, this will be the president's fourth message. what is new tonight, this is a president fresh off reelection at the peek of his political power. why there will be plenty of political theater tonight. the president's real agenda is moving his agenda. he wants to get things done. the economy and jobs, manufacturing, infrastructure. he'll focus on education reform and energy. the most controversial topic is likely to be gun control, where there will be plenty of guests from both sides of the issue in the house galleries and pointed out by the president as the speech goes on. that would be the political theater, i mentioned a few sentences ago. let's go to tara for the rest of our preview. >> president obama wasn't offering a preview of a state of the union address to
. >>> president obama is getting ready for his annual state of the union address. the economy will be the focus of his speech, but he is touching on several other issues, including gun violence. derek mcginty is anchoring our state of the union coverage live from the u.s. capital. derek. >> lesli and anita, this will be the president's fourth message. what is new tonight, this is a president fresh off reelection at the peek of his political power. why there will be plenty of...
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. >> bret: we are about 27 hours away from president obama's first "state of the union" address of the second term. chief white house correspondent ed henry tells us what we can expect to hear. >> president obama only used the word "jobs" twice in the inaugural address, his team is now building tuesday's big speech as a continuation of a major push on the economy. >> you will hear in the president's "state of the union" an outline from him for his plan to create jobs and grow the middle class. the president has always viewed the two speeches, inaugural address and "state of the union" two acts of the same play. >> the play since inaugural featured scenes with the president focusing instead on gun control, immigration reform and other issues. leading to headlines this weekend about the president pivoting back to jobs. a phrase republicans say they have heard nearly a dozen times since mr. obama first tried to pivot back from healthcare. >> the president spent most of the first term avoiding the issues americans cared about most. >> what i am suggesting is he not do the same thing this t
. >> bret: we are about 27 hours away from president obama's first "state of the union" address of the second term. chief white house correspondent ed henry tells us what we can expect to hear. >> president obama only used the word "jobs" twice in the inaugural address, his team is now building tuesday's big speech as a continuation of a major push on the economy. >> you will hear in the president's "state of the union" an outline from him for his...
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." >>> when president obama delivers the state of the union address this week, he'll be speaking to a polarized congress that's stumbling from deadline to deadline. if congress doesn't act by march 1, budget sequestration will slash funding for biomedical research and oversight of the nation's food and medical products. today, we'll talk about sequestration with one of the most conservative republicans in congress, and one of the most liberal democrats.
." >>> when president obama delivers the state of the union address this week, he'll be speaking to a polarized congress that's stumbling from deadline to deadline. if congress doesn't act by march 1, budget sequestration will slash funding for biomedical research and oversight of the nation's food and medical products. today, we'll talk about sequestration with one of the most conservative republicans in congress, and one of the most liberal democrats.
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hours from now, president obama said to give his state of the union address. those two events may be a coincidence or this could be deliberately timed as an act of defiance by the north koreans. police of (hundreds of people in northeastern india. at least eight people were killed when violence broke out. members of a local tribe were protesting against village council elections that they say infringed on tribal laws. police intervened when armed villagers marched to the polling stations. many catholics are wondering who will become their next leader following pope benedict xvi's unexpected resignation. the 85-year-old says that he is too old to carry out his duties. it's the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years. is it time for non-european pope? let's look and some of the strongest candidates. in 2005, nigeria's cardinal francis was considered pope material by a conclave. then a cardinal from ghana named peter could be considered. a canadian is highly regarded and would be considered a more traditional choice. he's the head of the congregation of bisho
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be sure to watch president obama's state of the union address. it begins right here on news4 tonight at 9:00. we will also stream the address on nbcwashington.com. >>> let's go to the weather center and doug, what do you have? >> a very nice evening. as a matter of fact, we are looking at some fantastic weather. 53 degrees right now with clouds beginning to make their way in. winds out of the south at 9 miles per hour. high temperatures today close to 60 with plenty of sunshine today was quite beautiful. 54 right now in rockville. 53 in reston. huntingtown coming in at 52 degrees. still on the mild side. with mild temperatures like this, it is going to be so hard for any part of the area to get accumulating snow. even with this storm moving in. radar showing nothing. take a look at our future weather and we will take you through the next couple of hours. first off, this is tonight at 11:00. you see the clouds starting to move in. by tomorrow morning, 7:15, clouds are here. we have the cloud cover but still dry for your a.m. rush. no rain tomorrow
be sure to watch president obama's state of the union address. it begins right here on news4 tonight at 9:00. we will also stream the address on nbcwashington.com. >>> let's go to the weather center and doug, what do you have? >> a very nice evening. as a matter of fact, we are looking at some fantastic weather. 53 degrees right now with clouds beginning to make their way in. winds out of the south at 9 miles per hour. high temperatures today close to 60 with plenty of sunshine...
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>> president obama will deliver his state of the union address tomorrow night and is expected to talk about taxes and sequestration. the across-the-board cuts will take place march 1 of the president and congress cannot agree on an alternative/ the cuts would likely hit the d.c. area harder than anywhere. president obama has proposed one trillion dollars in deficit reduction, a combination of spending cuts and increased tax rebecca. president obama is expected to speak about gun-control during tuesday's speech as well. >> a woman was a teenage daughter was gunned down in chicago has been invited to attend address. the 15-year-old girl was killed a week after she performed in the inaugural parade. two people of interest are in custody in connection with the murder. first lady michelle obama attended the funeral this weekend. >> former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be among the guests for tuesday's address. she was invited by her former aide congressman ron barber. president mark kelly will also be there. the difference, wounded in a 2011 mass shooting in tucson, testifi
>> president obama will deliver his state of the union address tomorrow night and is expected to talk about taxes and sequestration. the across-the-board cuts will take place march 1 of the president and congress cannot agree on an alternative/ the cuts would likely hit the d.c. area harder than anywhere. president obama has proposed one trillion dollars in deficit reduction, a combination of spending cuts and increased tax rebecca. president obama is expected to speak about gun-control...
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he'll deliver his fourth state of the union address tonight. just minutes ago, we learned that he'll announce 34,000 u.s. troops will be brought home from afghanistan within the next year. that's about half of the u.s. force in that country. the white house plans on ending the war there by the end of next year. the president will also focus heavily on the economy tonight and the billions of dollars in budget cuts set to happen automatically phone march 1st. he's urged congress to pass a short-term agreement to avoid those devastating cuts. >>> well, it may be the president speaking but much of the attention will be on the invited guests in attendance. here are some of the faces you'll probably see, rocker an gun rights activist ted nugent will be texas congressman stockman's gift. staff sergeant clint romesha will also be there. >> you may want to avoid driving around the capitol because of the state of the union. capitol police are closing constitution avenue between 2nd street northeast and louisiana avenue northwest. pennsylvania avenue betw
he'll deliver his fourth state of the union address tonight. just minutes ago, we learned that he'll announce 34,000 u.s. troops will be brought home from afghanistan within the next year. that's about half of the u.s. force in that country. the white house plans on ending the war there by the end of next year. the president will also focus heavily on the economy tonight and the billions of dollars in budget cuts set to happen automatically phone march 1st. he's urged congress to pass a...
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so what's "more" mean to president obama and will he present an optimistic view of our union as most presidents have? >> i can report to you that the state of this old but youthful union is good. >> i'm pleased to report the state of our union is stronger than a year ago and growing stronger each day. >> my fellow americans, the state of our union is strong. >> tonight the state of our union is strong and together we will make it stronger. chris: or maybe they'll shake things up as president ford did in a bad economy. >> i've got bad news. and i don't expect much, if any, applause. i must say to you that the state of the union is not good. chris: joe, you think the president will talk optimistically about the country or do what gerald ford did? >> what a bummer. i remember that. yeah, i think that the president really feels that the state of the union is stronger for several reasons, one is that he's been winning ever since the election. and he seems to have a working majority now. even in the house. but, also, i think that despite the last quarter of g.d.p. nongrowth, that things ar
so what's "more" mean to president obama and will he present an optimistic view of our union as most presidents have? >> i can report to you that the state of this old but youthful union is good. >> i'm pleased to report the state of our union is stronger than a year ago and growing stronger each day. >> my fellow americans, the state of our union is strong. >> tonight the state of our union is strong and together we will make it stronger. chris: or maybe...
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when president obama delivers his state of the union is speech tuesday, one big issue will be sequestration. $85 billion in automatic spending cuts due to kick in march 1. the white house now warns this will mean damaging layoffs of teachersers law enforcement and food safety inspectors and the pentagon will be hit, too. they propose a mix of spending cuts and, yes, more taxes through limiting deductions for the wealthy. i sat down late friday with house democratic leader nancy pelosi and asked her are about the fast approaching deadline. congress woman pa lo pelosi, we back to "fox news sunday." >> welcome to the capitol. >> the white house says sequestration will have a severe effect on many americans. house republicans agree but say the answer is to find other spending cuts, not tax hikes. >> i would think that sequestration is a bad idea all around. this should be something that is out of the question. the fact is we have had plenty of spending cuts. $1.6 trillion in the budget control act. what we need is growth. we he need growth with jobs. and if you have spending cuts education of o
when president obama delivers his state of the union is speech tuesday, one big issue will be sequestration. $85 billion in automatic spending cuts due to kick in march 1. the white house now warns this will mean damaging layoffs of teachersers law enforcement and food safety inspectors and the pentagon will be hit, too. they propose a mix of spending cuts and, yes, more taxes through limiting deductions for the wealthy. i sat down late friday with house democratic leader nancy pelosi and asked...
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and the shocking proof union leaders just want more power, not power to the people. "the willis report" is on the case. all that and more coming up later, but first, the top story tonight, building in washington can change, totally remake current marijuana laws. including legalizing industrial production as well as establishing a federal pot tax. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle worked away on these bills, one of which introduced just today by two democratic congressman. both of them calling for an end to federal pot prohibition. will it work? joining us now, drug policy visor and founder and executive director of the drug policy alliance. starting with you. melissa: it is a lot like the appeal of alcohol probation. if it doesn't work, it is not effective and they say it is costing tens of billions of dollars every year, diverting precious law-enforcement resources, funding organized crime, so a lot better to have a smart, cynical regular tory policy with the state governments controlling it in the fed provide a motive of control. gerri: is this prohibition all o
and the shocking proof union leaders just want more power, not power to the people. "the willis report" is on the case. all that and more coming up later, but first, the top story tonight, building in washington can change, totally remake current marijuana laws. including legalizing industrial production as well as establishing a federal pot tax. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle worked away on these bills, one of which introduced just today by two democratic congressman. both of...
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this comes before the president delivers the first state of the union of his second term. peter alexander has more on what's expected tuesday night. >> reporter: heading into his fifth annual address before congress tuesday night, officials say mr. obama will focus on jobs and the economy. >> our economy grows when everybody is getting a fair shot and everybody is getting a fair shake. >> reporter: the president will emphasize the value of spending on education to give americans the skills they need. infrastructure like roads, research, including clean energy technology, and manufacturing. the inauguration was more about the underdog. this is about people that have already made it but the american dream is fading and he's got their backs. >> reporter: adding to the urgency of tuesday's speech, the looming sequester deadline set for march 1 when $85 million in across the board cuts are set to take effect. >> the economy is poised to take off if we do the right things. >> reporter: the president warning cuts would cause a huge blow to the economy. republicans firmly oppose m
this comes before the president delivers the first state of the union of his second term. peter alexander has more on what's expected tuesday night. >> reporter: heading into his fifth annual address before congress tuesday night, officials say mr. obama will focus on jobs and the economy. >> our economy grows when everybody is getting a fair shot and everybody is getting a fair shake. >> reporter: the president will emphasize the value of spending on education to give...
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barack obama is preparing for a big primetime speech on tuesday his first state of the union address since reelection his main focus will be domestic issues economic recovery gun laws and immigration foreign policy will not be in the spotlight despite controversy over many issues including secretive u.s. drone bombing campaigns human rights lawyer stanley cohen says that these targeted assassinations are actually. we're not at war in pakistan we're not it war in yemen we're not at war in lebannon we're not in war in somalia if you want to clear war if you want to follow international law if you want to make your case you play by the rules the fact of the matter is no matter what you call this it's murder it's assassination it's illegal we're talking about murdering civilians we're talking about attacks by drones in countries that are our allies if there were a person is there that we are want that are wanted american citizens yemenis citizens pakistani citizens somalis citizens for crimes here you go to the countries yeah extradite him you charge him you bring him to trial the united
barack obama is preparing for a big primetime speech on tuesday his first state of the union address since reelection his main focus will be domestic issues economic recovery gun laws and immigration foreign policy will not be in the spotlight despite controversy over many issues including secretive u.s. drone bombing campaigns human rights lawyer stanley cohen says that these targeted assassinations are actually. we're not at war in pakistan we're not it war in yemen we're not at war in...